Zagreb local elections, 2009
Encyclopedia
On May 17, 2009, local elections were held in Zagreb
, the capital of Croatia
.
The incumbent mayor was Milan Bandić
(elected in 2005
), a representative of the Social Democratic Party of Croatia
(SDP), also the leading party in the previous city council.
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
, the capital of Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
.
The incumbent mayor was Milan Bandić
Milan Bandic
Milan Bandić is an influential Croatian politician currently serving his fourth term as mayor of Croatia's capital, Zagreb. Between 2000 and 2009, he was a prominent member of the Social Democratic Party of Croatia . In 2007, he unsuccessfully ran for party president. However, he remained one of...
(elected in 2005
Zagreb local elections, 2005
The Zagreb local elections of 2005 were held on May 15, 2005 in Zagreb, the capital of Croatia. On the last local elections, in 2001, Milan Bandić had been re-elected as the mayor of Zagreb. However, a 2002 incident made him resign in favor of Vlasta Pavić, a deputy mayor chosen by Social...
), a representative of the Social Democratic Party of Croatia
Social Democratic Party of Croatia
Social Democratic Party of Croatia , commonly referred to in Croatia as simply Social Democratic Party , is the largest centre-left political party in Croatia...
(SDP), also the leading party in the previous city council.
First round
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milan Bandić Milan Bandic Milan Bandić is an influential Croatian politician currently serving his fourth term as mayor of Croatia's capital, Zagreb. Between 2000 and 2009, he was a prominent member of the Social Democratic Party of Croatia . In 2007, he unsuccessfully ran for party president. However, he remained one of... |
Social Democratic Party of Croatia Social Democratic Party of Croatia Social Democratic Party of Croatia , commonly referred to in Croatia as simply Social Democratic Party , is the largest centre-left political party in Croatia... (SDP) Croatian Party of Pensioners Croatian Party of Pensioners The Croatian Party of Pensioners is a Croatian political party. It is currently led by Silvano Hrelja.When the Party was founded, few people took it seriously and many commentators speculated that the ultimate purpose of HSU was take away pensioners' votes from rejuvenated SDP and thus help ruling... (HSU) |
146,021 | 48.54% |
| Josip Kregar Josip Kregar Josip Kregar is a Croatian lawyer and politician. Kregar is a tenured professor at the Faculty of Law at the University of Zagreb and an independent representative in the Zagreb City Council , currently the deputy president of the Council... |
independent candidate | 69,744 | 23.18% |
| Jasen Mesić Jasen Mesić Jasen Mesić is the current Croatian Minister of Culture and a prominent member of the Croatian Democratic Union in Zagreb.Mesić was born in Zagreb... |
Croatian Democratic Union Croatian Democratic Union The Croatian Democratic Union is the main center-right political party in Croatia. It is the biggest and strongest individual Croatian party since independence of Croatia. The Christian democratic HDZ governed Croatia from 1990 to 2000 and, in partial coalition, from 2003... (HDZ) Croatian Peasant Party Croatian Peasant Party The Croatian Peasant Party is a center and socially conservative political party in Croatia.-Austria-Hungary:The Croatian People's Peasant Party was formed on December 22, 1904 by Antun Radić along with his brother Stjepan Radić. The party contested elections for the first time in the Kingdom of... (HSS) Croatian Social Liberal Party Croatian Social Liberal Party Croatian Social Liberal Party or HSLS is a conservative liberal political party in Croatia. The party is a member of Liberal International and the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party. Its current president is Darinko Kosor, elected to that post in November 2009.-Chronology:The HSLS was... (HSLS) |
39,623 | 13.17% |
| Tatjana Holjevac | independent candidate | 17,616 | 5.86% |
| Miroslav Rožić Miroslav Rožic Miroslav Rožić is a Croatian right-wing politician. As a former vice-president of Croatian Party of Rights , he served as a representative in Croatian Parliament between 2001 and 2007... |
independent candidate | 11,693 | 3.89% |
| Zlatko Klarić | Action of Social Democrats of Croatia (ASH) Democratic Party of Pensioners (DSU) |
4,869 | 1.62% |
| Antun Kljenak | Croatian Party of Rights Croatian Party of Rights The Croatian Party of Rights is a right-wing political party in Croatia. The "right" in the party's name refer to the idea of Croatian national and ethnic rights that the party has vowed to protect since its founding in the 19th century... (HSP) |
4,377 | 1.45% |
| Stipe Tojčić | independent candidate | 1,164 | 0.39% |
Second round
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milan Bandić Milan Bandic Milan Bandić is an influential Croatian politician currently serving his fourth term as mayor of Croatia's capital, Zagreb. Between 2000 and 2009, he was a prominent member of the Social Democratic Party of Croatia . In 2007, he unsuccessfully ran for party president. However, he remained one of... |
Social Democratic Party of Croatia Social Democratic Party of Croatia Social Democratic Party of Croatia , commonly referred to in Croatia as simply Social Democratic Party , is the largest centre-left political party in Croatia... (SDP) Croatian Party of Pensioners Croatian Party of Pensioners The Croatian Party of Pensioners is a Croatian political party. It is currently led by Silvano Hrelja.When the Party was founded, few people took it seriously and many commentators speculated that the ultimate purpose of HSU was take away pensioners' votes from rejuvenated SDP and thus help ruling... (HSU) |
149,991 | 61.84% |
| Josip Kregar Josip Kregar Josip Kregar is a Croatian lawyer and politician. Kregar is a tenured professor at the Faculty of Law at the University of Zagreb and an independent representative in the Zagreb City Council , currently the deputy president of the Council... |
independent candidate | 88,832 | 36.62% |
Council election
| Party or coalition | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party of Croatia Social Democratic Party of Croatia Social Democratic Party of Croatia , commonly referred to in Croatia as simply Social Democratic Party , is the largest centre-left political party in Croatia... |
97,678 | 33.34% | 21 |
| Croatian Party of Pensioners Croatian Party of Pensioners The Croatian Party of Pensioners is a Croatian political party. It is currently led by Silvano Hrelja.When the Party was founded, few people took it seriously and many commentators speculated that the ultimate purpose of HSU was take away pensioners' votes from rejuvenated SDP and thus help ruling... |
3 | ||
| Croatian Democratic Union Croatian Democratic Union The Croatian Democratic Union is the main center-right political party in Croatia. It is the biggest and strongest individual Croatian party since independence of Croatia. The Christian democratic HDZ governed Croatia from 1990 to 2000 and, in partial coalition, from 2003... |
54,006 | 18.43% | 7 |
| Croatian Peasant Party Croatian Peasant Party The Croatian Peasant Party is a center and socially conservative political party in Croatia.-Austria-Hungary:The Croatian People's Peasant Party was formed on December 22, 1904 by Antun Radić along with his brother Stjepan Radić. The party contested elections for the first time in the Kingdom of... |
4 | ||
| Croatian Social Liberal Party Croatian Social Liberal Party Croatian Social Liberal Party or HSLS is a conservative liberal political party in Croatia. The party is a member of Liberal International and the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party. Its current president is Darinko Kosor, elected to that post in November 2009.-Chronology:The HSLS was... |
2 | ||
| Croatian People's Party - Liberal Democrats Alliance of Croatian Pensioners and Seniors |
23,981 | 8.18% | 5 |
| Independent list - dr. sc. Velimir Srića | 23,384 | 7.98% | 5 |
| Independent list - mr. sc. Tatjana Holjevac, dipl. ing. | 18,712 | 6.39% | 4 |
| ... | |||
External links
- http://www.izbori.hr/2009Lokalni/rezultati/r_06_21_0021_000.html
- http://www.izbori.hr/2009Lokalni/rezultati/r_15_21_0021_000.html
- http://www.izbori.hr/2009Lokalni/rezultati2K/r_15_21_0021_000.html